Joe Sullivan’s trial is believed to be the first case of an executive facing criminal charges over such a breach Uber’s former security officer, Joe Sullivan, is standing trial this week in what is believed to be the first case of an executive facing criminal charges in relation to a data breach. The US district …
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Twitter counters that Musk is using new claims to cover up buyer’s remorse as trial over broken deal set to begin next month A trial over Elon Musk’s bid to end his $44bn deal for Twitter should be delayed by several weeks to allow him to investigate a whistleblower’s claims about security on the social …
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Filing by ex-Theranos CEO says former lab director has misgivings after saying he had raised concerns about company’s tech Elizabeth Holmes requested a new trial on Tuesday, asserting in a court filing that a key witness for the prosecution now regrets the role he played in her conviction for investor fraud and conspiracy related to …
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Injection of $1.3bn for former president’s media company looks set to be derailed because of lackluster investor support Donald Trump’s beleaguered social media company is facing further financial turmoil after a long-awaited $1.3bn cash injection looks set to be derailed due to lackluster investor backing. Shareholders of the special purpose acquisitions firm, which last year …
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Indulgent, yes – but this PS5 update reminds me what a heartbreaking gamechanger the horror classic really is Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I’ve been playing The Last of Us Part 1 this week, a PlayStation 5 remake of Naughty Dog’s landmark horror classic, first released in 2013. (If …
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The tendency to be glued to bad news can spark a ‘vicious cycle’ that interferes with our lives, researcher says There’s no shortage of bad news in the media to “doomscroll”, from a global pandemic to the war in Ukraine and an impending climate crisis, but new research suggests the compulsive urge to surf the …
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As upgrade season arrives, phone users have more options than ever for improving their handsets in environmental, cost-effective ways Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Spring buds always bloom in line with new Apple gadget releases. For years the tech giant has habitually announced fresh iPhone models and other product upgrades in September, with …
Penalty follows investigation into Instagram setting that allowed teenagers to set up accounts that displayed contact details Instagram owner Meta has been fined €405m (£349m) by the Irish data watchdog for letting teenagers set up accounts that publicly displayed their phone numbers and email addresses. The Data Protection Commission confirmed the penalty after a two-year …
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I didn’t like the person it was making me, but a few strategic moves later, the calm and mystique of the game returned Perhaps it was when I missed my bus stop so I could finish a three-minute game of online blitz chess that I realised I had a problem. Or when, instead of getting …
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A gadget the size of a 10p coin, the AirTag was intended to help people find their keys. Instead it has facilitated a boom in terrifying behaviour from abusers In March this year, Laura (not her real name) was in her car when a notification showed up on her phone, alerting her that an Apple …
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